maternal heritage - can i wear a clan kilt?

[neloon]

Bill,
I think there is much in what you say. However, to quote Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw Bt, who has for many years been Rothesay Herald

"... if a person offers his allegiance to a particular chief by joining his clan society or by wearing his tartan, he can be deemed to have elected to join that particular clan and should be viewed as a member of that clan unless the chief particularly states that he or his name group are not to be allowed to join the clan."

From
http://www.electricscotland.com/webc...lies_septs.htm

Alan

[Father Bill]

Very clear and helpful, Alan. Thanks.

[nixonshaun]

Thanks everyone for the valuable input and insight.
I appreciate it greatly, as I go I am learning more and more about my heritage and family history.

Thanks again everyone for the input.
shaun

[celtiac]

A few years ago I attended the Orlando games. Winter Springs? anyway a good friend of mine and fellow musician lives up there and I arranged to get some Jams in and then go to the games the following day. Anyway, all his life, he believed in his Russian Jewish heritage, from his fathers last name. But when we got to the games and went to Clan Gunn because I wished to see Alexis Malcolm, Kiltmaker, the book of Cept names was open to the perfect page. My friend's mother's maiden name Mannus, was right there front and center.

Long story short, Charlie came over and after discovering the identity of my friend, gave him an application to Clan Gunn and now my friend is a member from his Mother's side.